| EP2538175 - ANGULAR SPEED SENSOR AND COMPOSITE SENSOR FOR DETECTING ANGULAR SPEED AND ACCELERATION [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.05.2019 Database last updated on 19.03.2026 | |
| Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 01.06.2018 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.01.2018 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 23.11.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 7 OBP Panasonic Tower 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP | [2018/27] |
| Former [2015/13] | For all designated states Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 7 OBP Panasonic Tower 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP | ||
| Former [2015/12] | For all designated states Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 7F OBP Panasonic Tower 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP | ||
| Former [2012/52] | For all designated states Panasonic Corporation 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
UCHIDA, Takashi c/o Panasonic Corporation IPROC IP Development Center 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP | 02 /
YAMAZAKI, Toshio c/o Panasonic Corporation IPROC IP Development Center 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP | 03 /
MITANI, Tomohiro c/o Panasonic Corporation IPROC IP Development Center 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 1-61, Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP | [2012/52] | Representative(s) | Vigand, Philippe Novagraaf International SA Chemin de l'Echo 3 1213 Onex - Genève / CH | [2018/27] |
| Former [2012/52] | Vigand, Philippe Novagraaf International SA Chemin de l'Echo 3 1213 Onex / CH | Application number, filing date | 11744412.5 | 16.02.2011 | [2018/27] | WO2011JP00842 | Priority number, date | JP20100207506 | 16.09.2010 Original published format: JP 2010207506 | JP20100207505 | 16.09.2010 Original published format: JP 2010207505 | JP20100033121 | 18.02.2010 Original published format: JP 2010033121 | [2012/52] | Filing language | JA | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2011102121 | Date: | 25.08.2011 | Language: | JA | [2011/34] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2538175 | Date: | 26.12.2012 | Language: | EN | [2012/52] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2538175 | Date: | 04.07.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/27] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | JP | 25.08.2011 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 05.02.2014 | Classification | IPC: | G01C19/5628, G01C19/5769, B81B7/00, G01C19/574, G01C19/5607 | [2018/08] | CPC: |
G01C19/5628 (EP,US);
G01C19/5607 (US);
B81B7/0016 (EP,US);
G01C19/574 (EP);
G01C19/5769 (EP);
B81B2201/0242 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [2014/10] | G01C19/5628, G01C19/5769, B81B7/00 | ||
| Former IPC [2012/52] | G01C19/56 | Designated contracting states | AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2012/52] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Title | German: | WINKELGESCHWINDIGKEITSSENSOR UND VERBUNDSENSOR ZUR ERKENNUNG EINER WINKELGESCHWINDIGKEIT UND -BESCHLEUNIGUNG | [2012/52] | English: | ANGULAR SPEED SENSOR AND COMPOSITE SENSOR FOR DETECTING ANGULAR SPEED AND ACCELERATION | [2012/52] | French: | CAPTEUR DE VITESSE ANGULAIRE ET CAPTEUR COMPOSITE POUR DÉTECTER UNE VITESSE ET UNE ACCÉLÉRATION ANGULAIRES | [2012/52] | Entry into regional phase | 17.08.2012 | Translation filed | 17.08.2012 | National basic fee paid | 17.08.2012 | Search fee paid | 17.08.2012 | Designation fee(s) paid | 17.08.2012 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 17.08.2012 | Examination requested [2012/52] | 13.06.2014 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 28.07.2016 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 22.11.2016 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.01.2018 | Date of oral proceedings | 26.01.2018 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 31.01.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 23.05.2018 | Fee for grant paid | 23.05.2018 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 23.05.2018 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Divisional application(s) | EP14200345.8 / EP2876411 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 28.07.2016 | Opposition(s) | 05.04.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit [2019/24] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.02.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 20.02.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 23.02.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 22.02.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 17.02.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 22.02.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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